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Sea kayaking : the classic manual for touring, from day trips to major expeditions

In this guide, veteran paddler John Dowd provides the foundations of sound seamanship and good risk management, including lessons on how to read the weather and the water, how to navigate, and how to travel with a group. He covers the basics of equipment and technique, detailing types of paddles and strokes, and presents practical, concrete advice on dealing with potential hazards and carrying out rescues. The book also contains information on expedition planning, instructional methods, and sea kayaking for people with disabilities. Completely revised and updated, this edition features new pho.

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  • "In this guide, veteran paddler John Dowd provides the foundations of sound seamanship and good risk management, including lessons on how to read the weather and the water, how to navigate, and how to travel with a group. He covers the basics of equipment and technique, detailing types of paddles and strokes, and presents practical, concrete advice on dealing with potential hazards and carrying out rescues. The book also contains information on expedition planning, instructional methods, and sea kayaking for people with disabilities. Completely revised and updated, this edition features new pho."@en
  • "In this guide, veteran paddler John Dowd provides the foundations of sound seamanship and good risk management, including lessons on how to read the weather and the water, how to navigate, and how to travel with a group. He covers the basics of equipment and technique, detailing types of paddles and strokes, and presents practical, concrete advice on dealing with potential hazards and carrying out rescues. The book also contains information on expedition planning, instructional methods, and sea kayaking for people with disabilities. Completely revised and updated, this edition features new photographs, charts, diagrams, and illustrations."
  • "Still regarded as “the bible" for both new and experienced kayakers after more than thirty years in print, Sea Kayaking covers the basics of equipment and technique, including types of paddles and strokes, as well as such essential skills as how to read the weather and the water, how to navigate with and without GPS and how to travel with a group. Drawing on his many years of experience paddling in all climates, John Dowd presents practical advice on dealing with potential hazards (from surf to sea ice to sharks), carrying out rescues and planning for long-distance expeditions.New for this edi."@en

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  • "Electronic books"
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  • "Handbooks and manuals"
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  • "Sea kayaking. A manual for long-distance touring (4.ed.)"
  • "シーカヤッキング : 海へ出かけるためのマニュアル"
  • "Sea kayaking : the classic manual for touring, from day trips to major expeditions"@en
  • "シーカヤッキング : 長距離カヤック航海の世界"
  • "Sea Kayaking The Classic Manual for Touring, from Day Trips to Major Expeditions"@en
  • "Sea Kayaking The Classic Manual for Touring, from Day Trips to Major Expeditions"
  • "Sea Kayaking"@en
  • "Sea kayaking a manual for long-distance touring"@en
  • "Sea kayaking a manual for long-distance touring"
  • "Shī kayakkingu"@ja
  • "Shī kayakkingu : chōkyori kayakku kōkai no sekai"
  • "Shī kayakkingu : umi e dekakeru tame no manyuaru"
  • "Sea kayaking : a manual for long-distance touring"
  • "Sea kayaking : a manual for long-distance touring"@en

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